Quote from: DevilDesire on November 14, 2014, 04:30:29 PM
Well, I started cleaning my chain today and cut my finger badly.... I just got operated and will be sitting in hospital for 2-3 days, never having nail anymore im so stupid.....

That being done I will not be Able to work on my bike for a while but as soon as i get better i will continue and update you on my case...


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How did you cut yourself so badly while cleaning your chain?    Please let us know so we can learn from your experience.  So sorry about the loss of your fingernail, that sounds gruesome

Ouch. Get well soon!
lucas, my guess would be bike on centre stand, in gear and running. Never do that, that's how things like this happen.

Well, I did indeed use the bike in gear and running while on center stand but only for the cleaning agent appliance. I mashed my thumb when I stopped the engine and started cleaning with a piece of cloth. My leg got a cramp and I fell towards the bike with my left hand on the rear wheel turning it with the power of my body mass and my right hand and most importantly thumb got stuck in between the chain and rear sprocket... It got stuck because the chain was loose and when the bike was on center stand it got even looser, so I kinda mashed my finger through that sprocket... awful indeed. The damage to my finger was done when I pulled my hand by reflex ripping a bit of meat and half of the nail. The cut had been to the bone but couldn't damage it. Doctors said I only had scratched the bone a little. I got stitched and now going through some awful pain... They said that in about 1-2 months my thumb will start recreating that lost soft tissue and will be fully useable but there is a good chance I'm left without a nail.

Moral of the story: Use a little chair while doing something on the lower part of your bike and loose some weight!

Milk crate stool! ... 'free'  and multiple uses!

Quote from: DevilDesire on November 14, 2014, 04:30:29 PM
Well, I started cleaning my chain today and cut my finger badly.... I just got operated and will be sitting in hospital for 2-3 days, never having nail anymore im so stupid.....

That being done I will not be Able to work on my bike for a while but as soon as i get better i will continue and update you on my case...


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Sorry for your injury.  How did it happen?

I've explained that 2 posts up


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That sucks man. Hope it heals up soon. I've been there. Cut my thumb on a band saw years ago. Cut down to the bone as well.

And I second the milk crate! Actually cleaned my chain yesterday and the milk crate is a life saver on the legs.

Yep, it's really f%&ked up, because without a useful thumb you have no opposing force to the rest of your fingers and therefore you're much like a one-hander... I'm getting better tho, just headed back home from hospital, they removed my venflon and now I'll only have to go to a doctor for re-bandaging every 2-3 days and hopefully in a couple of months I'll have my thumb's contours fine and back to normal. Almost all my relatives are now like: "Sell that bike, you could die any moment while on it!" Hahaha, another evidence for me that a "non-rider" can never understand the rider's thrill for gasoline in his blood... I may even be on a scooter but don't think I'll let go of the 2 wheels... 

Thanks to you all for caring for my injury even though you have never met me in person. I have close friends that didn't care about me and at the same time people here that are thousands of kilometers away ask how I'm doing... I'm really thankful! Be safe and learn from my experience, use a damn milk stool  It sure sounds ridiculous but from now on is a must-have in my garage!

No no. .. milk CRATE! lol

Well, they are both small and low so..   

Milk crate stool.

Milk Crate




Milk Stool




Milk Crate Stool

Quote from: Supa on November 17, 2014, 11:25:34 AM
Milk Crate




Milk Stool




Milk Crate Stool

This thread has run the gauntlet of emotions.  Its funny, I actually have an old foot stool in my shop for servicing my bike....neither milk crate, nor milk stool, nor milk crate stool....foot stool.



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That doesn't look 12" tall! ...  it should be called a half foot stool! Lol!

Quote from: DevilDesire on November 16, 2014, 10:32:53 AM
I've explained that 2 posts up


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Sorry for the double post, it's odd my internet browser wasn't updating so it looked to me like there were no new posts, not even the replies I submitted.  I just assumed I forgot to click " post"

It's is amazing how quickly we can do permanent damage to ourselves on an otherwise ordinary day.  Heal up soon, I hope it doesn't hurt very much.

Yep, sometimes an ordinary day becomes true hell...

It hurts but with each day the pain goes away bit by bit. I should be OK in a couple of months.


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Glad to hear your recovery progresses, sir.

My friend lost a portion of his index and middle fingers (from the last knuckle to the tip) when his rag he was holding got caught up into the chain while he was spinning it post wipe-down, pulling his fingers into the spinning chain and sprocket.  At least your injury will be less permanent...

Quote from: PantheraLeo on November 20, 2014, 12:29:55 PM
Glad to hear your recovery progresses, sir.

My friend lost a portion of his index and middle fingers (from the last knuckle to the tip) when his rag he was holding got caught up into the chain while he was spinning it post wipe-down, pulling his fingers into the spinning chain and sprocket.  At least your injury will be less permanent...

Awww, that's awful... Yep, I'll at least have my whole finger... Will take time but it's still going to recover.

Late reply... but I think the 'sticktion' or stick-slip happens because of a lack of oil/grease between the tip of the plunger protruding from the master cylinder, and the part of the brake lever that touches the plunger and pushes it into the master cylinder when you use the brake.
The thing to remember is that the plunger moves in a straight line when you pull the brake lever, while the brake lever follows a circle path (since it rotates around its hinge).
So the contact surfaces of the plunger and the brake lever will slide over each other as you pull the brake lever towards the handlebars. If the contact surfaces are not lubricated, stick-slip occurs either at this contact surface, or between the plunger and the bore of the master cylinder, as the plunger is being pushed sideways by the brake lever.
I've had sticky brakes myself and after applying some oil to the end of the plunger, it disappeared.

Thank you, I'll try that when I get better!